DEVX-157: docs: add ADR-0003 and update docs for composite actions

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# ADR-0003: Composite Actions for CI Workflow Reuse
Date: 2026-08-12
Status: Accepted
## Context
The devx repository's Gitea Actions workflows (`.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`,
`post-merge.yml`, `build-images.yml`) repeated multi-step
sequences across jobs:
1. **Set up environment**`make setup-image` (optionally with `EXTRAS=`).
Appeared verbatim in 4 jobs across `ci.yml` and `post-merge.yml`, each
with the same `CI_GITEA_API_TOKEN` env wiring.
2. **Notify on failure**`python3 -m devx.ci.notify_failure ... --auto-login`
with venv activation, PATH export, and 5 fixed CLI args. Appeared in
4 jobs (`ci/validate`, `post-merge/detect-and-configure`,
`post-merge/release-and-maintain`, `build-images/build-and-push`),
each differing only in the `--workflow` string.
3. **Quality checks** — a 6-step sequence (lint-all, pytest-cov,
check-test-speed, devx-docs-check, check-translations, pip-audit)
with venv activation boilerplate on every step. Appeared once in
`ci.yml` validate job, but the same sequence is needed by `grm` and
`infra` (Phase 2b/2c of the cross-repo refactoring plan).
This duplication had the following costs:
- **Drift risk**: a fix to notify-failure (for example, new flag,
different env var) had to be applied to 4 places; missing one caused
inconsistent failure notifications.
- **Workflow YAML noise**: the 6-step quality block obscured the
validate job's actual structure (detect-changes, pr-review,
release-dry-run).
- **Cross-repo reuse blocked**: `grm` and `infra` could not adopt the
same quality-checks sequence without copy-pasting the inline steps,
which would amplify the drift problem across 3 repos.
- **Gitea 1.27 constraints**: every `run` step needs explicit `shell:`;
composite actions cannot access `secrets` directly (only `env:`).
These constraints had to be re-discovered and re-applied per step.
## Decision
Introduce three Gitea composite actions in `.gitea/actions/`:
### 1. `setup-env/action.yml`
Wraps the `make setup-image` call. Single input `extras` (default empty)
forwarded to `make setup-image EXTRAS=`. Reads `CI_GITEA_API_TOKEN` and
`CI_GITEA_USERNAME` from the calling workflow's `env:` context.
### 2. `notify-failure/action.yml`
Wraps the `devx.ci.notify_failure` invocation. Single required input
`workflow` (the workflow/job name for the Gitea issue title). Step is
gated by `if: failure()` so it only runs on job failure. Reads
`CI_GITEA_API_TOKEN` from the calling workflow's `env:` context.
### 3. `quality-checks/action.yml`
Wraps the 6-step quality sequence. Inputs:
- `package` (default empty) — sets `DEVX_DOC_VERSIONS_PKG` for doc
version checks (for example, `devx`, `grm`).
- `test-speed-max` (default `15`) — total test seconds threshold.
- `test-speed-max-single` (default `0.5`) — per-test seconds threshold.
- `translations-file` (default empty) — path to `translations.json`
for repos whose translations live outside `src/devx/`.
Each step activates the venv defensively
(`. .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true`) so the action works with
both pre-built CI images (which symlink `/opt/venv` to `.venv`) and
fresh `make setup-image` runs.
### Adoption Scope
- **`ci.yml` validate job**: `setup-env` + `quality-checks` +
`notify-failure`.
- **`ci.yml` auto-merge job**: `setup-env` only (no quality checks,
no notify-failure — auto-merge failure is surfaced by the validate
job's notify-failure).
- **`post-merge.yml` detect-and-configure**: `setup-env` +
`notify-failure`.
- **`post-merge.yml` release-and-maintain**: `setup-env` (with
`extras: "release"`) + `notify-failure`.
- **`build-images.yml` build-and-push**: `notify-failure` only. The
setup steps use `make setup-release` and `make setup-ci` (not
`make setup-image`), so `setup-env` does not apply. The cleanup job
has no notify-failure step (it only runs on build-and-push success).
### Same-Repo Copies (No Cross-Repo References)
Each consumer repo (`devx`, `grm`, `infra`) gets its own copy of the
composite actions under its `.gitea/actions/` directory. There is no
`uses: oblachno-oss/devx/.gitea/actions/...@vX.Y.Z` reference.
This avoids a single-point-of-failure where a bad `devx` master commit
would break all three repos' CI simultaneously. The cost is three
copies of ~30 lines of YAML each, updated manually when a composite
action changes. Given the stability of these patterns (the inline
versions were unchanged for months), this cost is acceptable.
## Consequences
### Positive
- **Workflow YAML is shorter and clearer**: the validate job's
quality block collapses from 32 lines to 5 lines. The intent
(`uses: ./.gitea/actions/quality-checks`) is more legible than
6 individually wrapped steps.
- **Drift eliminated**: a change to notify-failure (new flag, different
env var) is applied in one file. All 4 calling sites pick it up.
- **Cross-repo reuse enabled**: Phase 2b (`grm`) and Phase 2c (`infra`)
copy the same `action.yml` files and adopt the same `uses:` pattern.
The quality-checks sequence is now portable.
- **Gitea 1.27 constraints centralized**: the `shell: bash` and
`env:` (not `secrets`) patterns are encoded once per action, not
re-derived per step.
- **No release triggered**: changes to `.gitea/**` are classified as
workflow-only by `devx.ci.classify_changes`. Phase 2a does not
produce a new devx version. `grm`/`infra` bump to the Phase 1
release (v0.50.4), not a Phase 2a version.
### Negative
- **Three copies of each action**: when a composite action changes,
the change must be applied to `devx`, `grm`, and `infra`
independently. This is intentional (see Same-Repo Copies preceding)
but is a maintenance cost.
- **Composite action debugging is harder**: Gitea's log output for
composite action steps is nested under the action name. Finding the
failing step requires reading one more level of indentation.
- **`env:` propagation is implicit**: the calling workflow's top-level
`env:` block must define `CI_GITEA_API_TOKEN` for the composite
action to read it. A workflow that omits this will see an empty
token at runtime, not at lint time. actionlint does not catch this.
- **`quality-checks` is devx-shaped**: the `package` and
`translations-file` inputs exist because consumer repos (for example,
`grm`) have translations files outside the default
`src/devx/translations.json` location and need doc version checks
targeting their own package name.
A repo with a different translations path or package layout would need
a new input or a different action. This is acceptable for the current
3-repo scope.
### Neutral
- **`if: failure()` is preserved**: the `notify-failure` composite
action's step has `if: failure()`, which is evaluated in the
calling workflow's job-status context. This is the standard Gitea
Actions pattern for post-failure notification.
- **Venv activation is defensive**: `. .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null
|| true` does not fail if the venv is missing (pre-built image path)
or already active. This matches the inline pattern's behavior.
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- **Secrets via environment** — secrets are passed via environment variables,
never on the command line.
## Composite Actions (`.gitea/actions/`)
Reusable Gitea composite actions eliminate repeated multi-step sequences
across workflows. Each action lives in `.gitea/actions/<name>/action.yml`
and is referenced via `uses: ./.gitea/actions/<name>`.
| Action | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `setup-env` | Run `make setup-image` (with optional `EXTRAS=`) |
| `notify-failure` | Create a Gitea issue on job failure via `devx.ci.notify_failure` |
| `quality-checks` | 6-step quality sequence: lint, tests, speed, docs, translations, security |
Each consumer repo (`devx`, `grm`, `infra`) gets its own copy — there are
no cross-repo composite action references. This avoids a single-point-of-failure
where a bad devx master commit would break all repos' CI simultaneously.
See ADR-0003 for the full design rationale and Gitea 1.27 constraints.
## Import rules
1. **`src/devx/` is self-contained** — the package never imports from outside `src/`
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`detect-changes`, `release-dry-run`, `pr-review`, and `pre-merge-check`
jobs into one job to save checkout+setup overhead. Runs on every PR.
**Quality steps**
**Setup and quality steps** (composite actions)
The main quality gate:
The validate job uses three composite actions from `.gitea/actions/`:
1. **Lint all** — ruff check, ruff format check, pyright, bandit, actionlint
(via `make lint-all`)
2. **Unit tests with 100% coverage**`make pytest-cov`
3. **Check unit test speed**`python -m devx.tools.check_test_speed
--max-seconds 4 --max-single-seconds 0.5`
4. **Documentation coverage check** — `python -m devx.ci.doc_coverage
--fail-on-missing`
5. **Translation completeness check** — `python -m devx.ci.check_translations`
6. **Dependency security scan** — `pip-audit --desc --skip-editable`
(best-effort, non-blocking)
7. **Workflow dry-run validation** — `make workflow-dryrun` via act_runner
(best-effort, skipped if act_runner is not installed)
1. **`setup-env`** — runs `make setup-image` to link the pre-built venv
and install the project (no-deps mode)
2. **`quality-checks`** — runs the 6-step quality gate:
- **Lint all** — ruff check, ruff format check, pyright, bandit,
actionlint (via `make lint-all`)
- **Unit tests with 100% coverage** — `make pytest-cov`
- **Check unit test speed** — `python -m devx.tools.check_test_speed
--max-seconds 15 --max-single-seconds 0.5`
- **Documentation gate** — `make devx-docs-check` (coverage + stale
refs + lint + version refs + prose)
- **Translation completeness check** — `python -m devx.ci.check_translations`
- **Dependency security scan** — `pip-audit --desc --skip-editable`
(best-effort, non-blocking)
3. **`notify-failure`** — creates a Gitea issue if any step fails
The quality-checks action accepts inputs (`package`, `test-speed-max`,
`test-speed-max-single`, `translations-file`) for cross-repo reuse.
See ADR-0003 for the composite action design rationale.
**Workflow dry-run validation** (inline step, not part of composite action)
`make workflow-dryrun` via act_runner (best-effort, skipped if
act_runner is not installed).
**`detect-changes` step**
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## Failure handling
Every job in the CI and post-merge workflows has a `notify_failure` step
that runs `if: failure()`. This creates a Gitea issue with the workflow name,
run ID, and commit SHA, ensuring failures that would otherwise go unnoticed
in the Actions tab are surfaced as issues. The issue is created via the tea
CLI with a `bug` label if available.
Every job in the CI, post-merge, and build-images workflows uses the
`notify-failure` composite action (`.gitea/actions/notify-failure`),
which runs `if: failure()`. This creates a Gitea issue with the workflow
name, run ID, and commit SHA, ensuring failures that would otherwise go
unnoticed in the Actions tab are surfaced as issues. The issue is created
via the tea CLI with a `bug` label if available.